Clair S. Jones, 85, passed away surrounded by his family at his residence in Celina, Ohio on Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 8:45 pm. He was born August 28, 1930 in Kenton, Ohio to Frank and Margaret (Welling) Jones, who both preceded him in death. Clair married Donna B. Sloan on August 2, 1953, and she preceded him in death on July 12, 2014.
Other survivors include a daughter, Patricia (Thomas) Buening, Columbus, Ohio; a brother, Cloyd Jones, Kenton, Ohio; two sisters, Martha Ann Bash, Kenton, Ohio, and Miriam Marshall, Ada, Ohio; brother-in-law’s and sister-in-law’s, Vernon (Carol) Sloan, Stryker, Ohio, and Wilma Sloan, Bryan, Ohio; five grandchildren, Matthew (Amber), Ryan, Andrew, Jennifer, and Amy; and a great grandson, Thomas.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Jennifer Jones; three brother-in-law’s, Paul Bash, Jack Marshall, and Virgil Sloan; and a sister-in-law, Gertrude (Ray) Goachee.
Clair was a 1948 graduate of Dunkirk High School, he went on to receive his bachelor’s and master’s degrees...
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